CN101533499A

CN101533499A - Device and method utilizable for incentive point system based on disk and user identifier

Info

Publication number: CN101533499A
Application number: CNA2008101442704A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 茶谷公之
Original assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
Current assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Priority date: 2001-02-20
Filing date: 2002-02-20
Publication date: 2009-09-16

Abstract

A system and method for awarding incentive points utilizing unique disc identification to provide access to disc storage media includes a disc storage medium (110) with a permanently recorded disc identification (230), a user console (115) with a set identification (120), a network (125), and a host server (130) managing a user database (135) and a disc database (140). Upon purchase of software stored on a disc storage medium (110), the unique disc identification (230) and user identification are transmitted over the network (125) from the user console (115) to the host server (130). Permission to access the programs residing on the disc storage medium (110) by the user console (115) is obtained from the host server (130). The host server (130) manages a point system. Points are awarded and recorded in point accounts stored in the databases.

Description

Be used to use apparatus and method based on the excitation score system of dish and user ID

The application Chinese patent application No.122808575.2 of the same name that to be applicant Sony Computer Entertainment America Co submit on February 20th, 2002 divides an application.

The cross reference of related application

This application is involved in U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/270 that propose, that be entitled as " Apparatus andMethod for Utilizing an Incentive Point System Based on Disc andUser Identification " on February 20 calendar year 2001,235, and require to enjoy its right of priority.This application also is involved in U.S. Patent application 09/894,793 that propose, that be entitled as " System and Method for Transfer of Disc Ownership Based on Discand User Identification " on June 28 calendar year 2001.The theme of related application is included in this by reference.These related applications have been authorized to usually.

Technical field

This invention is usually directed to electronic processing system, relates in particular to one and uses unique disc identifier to authorize mark reward system to the visit of disk storage media.

Background technology

Disk storage media such as CD-ROM and DVD ROM memory disc, is a memory device typical, that be used for commercially availabie software program.For example, recreation publisher and the manufacturer who is used for electronic game system uses the ROM (read-only memory) equipment that coils such as CD-ROM to distribute and sell their product.Dish can transmit in the middle of the user and share; Yet, also not in position effective system consider potential a plurality of users of commercially availabie software product.

Though dish can be shared and need not anyly retrain, may coil and only between small-sized user's group, share and can distribution widely in the middle of whole user group.Software product is not shared widely, forces other people to buy themselves copy thus.This software product can not realized any demonstration effect widely yet, and this has limited the possibility that obtains a bigger customer base.For example, the publisher of Games Software and dealer want to allow to wide their product of customer basis advertisement, and allow their product be bought by a wide customer basis.

When a user and other user share a software product, perhaps when this user moves this product, publisher and dealer that system that excitation will be provided to the user of this software product is a software product pay close attention to.User may be sick of the product on a dish, but replaces constantly this disk storage, and this may make this dish be seen once more never again, provides an excitation of sharing to this user.Therefore, this user may more trend towards sharing a software product with other people.A system like this is with this product of (1) sales promotion, and (2) attract may buy other users of more products in the future, and (3) provide the excitation of buying more products to all users.

Summary of the invention

A kind of being used to according to the present invention distributed the system that encourages mark, comprises:

A user console that is connected to network, wherein this user console is configured to through this network transmission sign is set, and this is provided with the user that sign identifies this user console uniquely;

A disk storage media that comprises the disc identifier of permanent recording, this sign is that this disk storage media is exclusive and be used for identifying this disk storage media, this disk storage media can be read by user console, and wherein this user console also is configured to transmit disc identifier via network; And

A host server that is connected to network, wherein this host server is configured to:

Receive this disc identifier;

Receive this sign be set,

Mandate is provided with the software of user's executive resident on disk storage media of this user console that sign identifies by this, and

Distribute mark to a mark account number that is associated with this disc identifier, the mark of wherein distributing to this mark account number is to be used for encouraging sharing disk storage media with other users.

Electronic processing system comprises a disk storage media with disc identifier of permanent recording, one to have one the user console of sign, network, customer data base of a management and the host server of a dish database and the publisher server of a plurality of publisher databases of a plurality of management is set.User console can comprise a storage card or other movable storage mediums, is used to store comprise the sign and the data of disc identifier are set.When for the first time using this control desk,, and a user ID distributed to this user to the user profile of this user prompt from host server.This user ID can be exchanged with sign is set on function, and also can be used for identifying user.

Customer data base comprises a plurality of subscriber's meters, and each subscriber's meter comprises a user ID that is associated with a mark account number.This mark account number comprises the management relevant data with an excitation score system, and this score system comprises the gross score by user's accumulation of this relevant user ID sign.The dish database comprises a plurality of dish carts, and each dish cart comprises one and has disc identifier and the sub-account number that the relevant owner allows data field.This owner allows data field to comprise the data of relevant other user capture permissions.Sub-account number comprises the management relevant data with an excitation score system, and this score system comprises the gross score that is accumulated by the user with this relevant disc identifier sign.In addition, each publisher database comprises a plurality of sub-account numbers, and wherein the content class of each sub-account number is similar to the sub-account number in the dish cart.Rather than by this sub-account number of host services management, this sub-account number can be managed by publisher server.

In one embodiment, user console be connected to this host server and transmit the user ID from disk storage media, read and disc identifier to obtain the permission of the program of executive resident on disk storage media.In another embodiment, when a dish is guided for the first time by user console, user console is connected to this host server and transmits user ID and disc identifier, but after initial access permission was granted, disc identifier and user ID were stored on the storage card to grant the access permission that is used for follow-up dish session.

Host server compares disc identifier disc identifier that transmits and storage, that be associated with the user ID of transmission in subscriber's meter, and if necessary and the disc identifier of storing, be associated with another user ID compare.The user's of the dish that previous user's the Sub-account of dish of another user capture permission and (3) had before been used by same user Sub-account has been granted in Sub-account, (2) that this host server is authorized the user of (1) registration for the first time dish the excitation mark.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of an embodiment of a foundation electronic processing system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a synoptic diagram according to an embodiment of the disk storage media among Fig. 1 of the present invention;

Fig. 3 A has shown according to the present invention, by an embodiment of the customer data base of the host services management among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 B has shown according to the present invention, by an embodiment of the dish database of the host services management among Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 has shown according to the present invention, by an embodiment of the publisher database of the publisher server among Fig. 1 management;

Fig. 5 is according to one embodiment of the present of invention, a process flow diagram that is used for the method step of acquisition dish access permission; And

Fig. 6 is according to one embodiment of the present of invention, and one is used to grant the process flow diagram that coils access permission and authorize the method step of reward/incentive mark.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of an embodiment of a foundation electronic processing system of the present invention.This disposal system comprises, but be not limited to, 110, user consoles of a disk storage media (dish) 115, one are provided with sign (ID) 120, network 125, host server 130, customer data base (DB) 135, dishes database (DB) 140, a plurality of publisher server 145 and an a plurality of publisher database (Pub.DB) 150.

Dish 110 is the ROM (read-only memory) equipment such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.As will further discussing in conjunction with Fig. 2 below, a disc identifier is stored in and identifies dish 110 on the dish 110 uniquely.

User console 115 is electronic equipments, such as electronic game system, multi-purpose computer or set-top box, and the content that they can accesses disk 110.User console 115 has an interface to network 125.Network 125 can be Local Area Network, wide area network (WAN), wireless network, cable television network or Internet.Internet is the wide networks of the computing machine and the server of an interconnection, and they allow transmission and exchange Internet protocol (IP) data between the user who is connected to Internet by an Internet Service Provider.The example of Internet Service Provider is public switched telephone network, cable service supplier or satellite service supplier.

User console 115 can be configured to from such as access data other movable storage mediums of storage card, floppy disk or hard disk drive.

Between the operating period first time of user console 115, the user is to host server 130 registered user's control desks 115.User console 115 can be with ID 120 being set or USER ID registers and identifies.Host server 130 is stored in customer data base 135 ID 120, USER ID or the two is set.Further discuss like that in conjunction with Fig. 6 as following, will import user profile by host server 130 promptings when the user uses user console 115 for the first time.This user profile will be used for a USER ID and a user are associated.In most preferred embodiment of the present invention, USER ID identifying user.Yet, ID 120 is set can replaces USER ID to be used for identifying user.

Host server 130 is stored data in customer data base 135 and dish database 140.To discuss these databases in more detail in conjunction with Fig. 3 A-3B below.In most preferred embodiment of the present invention, host server 130 addressable a plurality of publisher servers 145.Publisher server 145 management with coil unique ID and be associated and be stored in sub-account number in a plurality of publisher databases 150.To in conjunction with Fig. 4 publisher database 150 be discussed below.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sketch according to an embodiment of dish 110 of the present invention.Dish 110 comprises, but is not limited to, data access region 210, a DISC UNIQUE ID address 220 and a DISC UNIQUE ID 230.Dish 110 has a data access zone 210 of being described by internal diameter and external diameter.Data are record in this data access zone 210 usually.These data can comprise the memory contents of software program, video data, voice data or any other type.Though Fig. 2 has shown DISC UNIQUE ID address 220 and the DISC UNIQUE ID 230 that is recorded in the data access zone 210, they also can be recorded in outside the data access zone 210.

DISC UNIQUE ID address 220 comprises the disk address of DISC UNIQUE ID 230.DISC UNIQUE ID 230 is sign dish 110 uniquely.Be not used in the access permission of dish 110, the content of dish 110 can not be moved on user console 115 or other equipment.When receiving by host server 130, access instruction is sent to user console 115 from host server 130 from the DISC UNIQUE ID 230 of user console 115 and USERID.Access permission and excitation/award mark affairs will be discussed in conjunction with Fig. 5-6 below.

Fig. 3 A has shown an embodiment according to the customer data base 135 among Fig. 1 of the present invention.Customer data base 135 has a subscriber's meter 310, and it comprises user profile and mark account.User profile comprises USER ID and can comprise, for example, and user name, address, charge information and user preference information.The mark account comprises excitation and rewards score information, encourages with this and the relevant data of management of reward score number system such as gross score counting and other.Subscriber's meter 310 can also comprise a plurality of DISCUNIQUE ID that are associated with each USER ID.Each DISC UNIQUE ID has the relevant owner and permits data.The owner permits data to be one to comprise the relevant data field that access permission is transferred another user's information.

Fig. 3 B has shown an embodiment according to the dish database 140 among Fig. 1 of the present invention.Dish database 140 has a dish cart 320 that comprises dish information and sub-account.Dish information comprises with the owner permits the DISC UNIQUE ID of data and may comprise, for example, and title, publisher, type, purchase date and the expense of transferring accounts.Dish cart 320 also may comprise a USER ID who is associated with each DISC UNIQUE ID.When being included in and giving another user ownership transfer, the cost data of transferring accounts field deals with payment amount to this user.The cost data of transferring accounts field can comprise other with when the data of transferring the possession of a costs associated of bearing when coiling entitlement.Dish cart 320 comprises a sub-account number that is associated with each DISC UNIQUE ID.The sub-account number of host server 130 management.Sub-account number comprises the excitation that is used for each DISC UNI QUE ID and rewards score information, encourages with this and the relevant data of management of reward score number system such as gross score counting or other.

Fig. 4 has shown an embodiment according to the publisher database among the present invention, Fig. 1.Except management was kept at the host server 130 of the sub-account number in the dish database 140, publisher server 145 can be managed the sub-account number that is stored in subsequently in the publisher database 150.The sub-account number of publisher database 150 comprises the excitation that is used for each DISC UNIQUE ID or rewards score information, such as minute counting number or other relevant data of management with this excitation or reward score number system.For example, the sub-account number of publisher database 150 can comprise a plurality of DISCUNIQUE ID, with relevant, be used for all and make by publisher and by the award and the excitation fractional data of the dish of user's registration.For each publisher, a user can have a plurality of sub-account numbers.The user can transfer to mark and be stored in any sub-number of the account on a plurality of publisher databases 150 or be stored on the sub-account number of dish on the database 140 from the major fraction account number of customer data base 135.

Fig. 5 is according to one embodiment of the present of invention, is used for a user and obtains a process flow diagram to the method step that coils 110 access permission on user console 115.At first, in step 505, user console 115 reads the master data from dish 110.In step 510, user console 115 determines whether a DISC UNIQUE ID address 220 is stored on the dish 110.If there is no DISC UNIQUE ID address 220, and then this method proceeds to step 560, and carry out this disc program.Yet if there is a DISC UNIQUE ID address 220, in step 515, user console 115 determines whether DISC UNIQUE ID230 are stored in by given position, DISC UNIQUE ID address 220.If unwritten DISCUNIQUE ID 230, then disc program is carried out and is stopped in step 520.If a DISC UNIQUE ID 230 of record is arranged, then in step 525, reads DISCUNIQUE ID 230 by user console 115.In step 530, user console 115 determines whether to have provided a storage card.Storage card is the movable memory equipment of and user console 115 or other user console compatibilities, and it can store the data such as USER ID and DISC UNIQUE ID 230.

Embodiment among Fig. 5 has shown two paths that 110 access permissions are coiled in acquisition.If there is not storage card in user console 115, then when dish 110 is directed, DI SC UNIQUEID 230 and USER ID will be sent to host server 130.If there is storage card, then only when user's boot disk 110 first time, DISC UNI QUE ID 230 and USER ID are issued host server 130.As same user during, will not need host server 130 visits to visit dish 110 in occasion boot disk 110 subsequently.Not to send USER ID and DISCUNIQUE ID 230 is used for access confirmation to host server 130, be stored in USER ID on the storage card and DISC UNIQUE ID 230 and be used for confirming or refuse visit coiling 110.

In step 530, if user console 115 determines not exist a storage card, then in step 535, user console 115 sends to host server 130 to dish UNI QUE ID 230.In step 540, USER ID is sent to host server 130.In step 545, produce the access instruction of relevant subscriber authorisation, if suitable, carry out an excitation mark or reward the mark affairs and be recorded in the mark account number and sub-Account Data field in customer data base 135, dish database 140 and publisher database 150.In addition, if necessary, dish entitlement or aspect dish entitlement, change in the proper data field be recorded in customer data base 135, dish database 140 and publisher database 150.The details information of step 545 will be carried out in more detail discussion in conjunction with Fig. 6.

In step 550, user console 115 receives access instruction from host server 130, and in addition, is used to any excitation mark that carries out or the score information of rewarding the mark affairs.If access permission has been granted in the step 555, then disc program is carried out and can be begun in step 560.Yet if access permission is not granted, disc program is carried out and is stopped in step 520.About the details of access permission and access reject will be discussed in conjunction with Fig. 6 below.

Get back to step 530, if user console 115 determines to exist a storage card, then in step 565, user console 115 determines whether DISC UNIQUE ID 230 is recorded on the storage card.If DISC UNIQUE ID 230 is stored on the storage card, does not then connect host server 130 and can in step 560, carry out disc program.Yet if user console 115 determines that DISC UNIQUE ID 230 is not stored on the storage card, in step 535, user console 115 sends to host server 130 to DISC UNIQUE ID 230.In step 540, user console 115 is issued host server 130 to USER ID.In step 545, host server 130 produces subscriber authorisation and mark transaction data.In step 550, user console 115 receives access instruction and score information from server 130.In step 555, if granted the dish access permission, then in step 570 DISC UNIQUE ID 230 with USER ID is stored on the storage card and carry out this disc program then in step 560.Therefore, the user need not connect host server 130 for access permission with same the storage card boot disk 110 of installing next time.

Fig. 6 is according to one embodiment of the present of invention, and one is used to grant the process flow diagram that coils access permission and authorize the method step of reward/incentive mark.At first, in step 605, set up one from user console 115 to host server 130 network connects.Then, in step 610, host server 130 determines whether this user is a primary user.If this user is a user for the first time, then in step 615, host server 130 prompting users are used for initial user data.Specify a USER ID by host server 130 to this user then.If this user is not a user for the first time, then skips steps 615.In

step

620 and 625, host server 130 receives USER ID (ID perhaps is set) and DISC UNI QUE ID 230 from user console 115 respectively.

In step 630, the customer data base 135 that host server 130 visit is associated with USERID, and the DISC UNIQUE ID 230 that determines reception any DISC UNIQUE ID whether and in subscriber's meter 310 is complementary.If there is coupling, then this dish 110 was before moved by this user.Subsequently, in step 635, can record the excitation score informations on the mark account number or sub-account number of the user in any one of database 135,140 and 150 by host server 130.At last, in step 640, access permission and excitation score information are sent to user console 115.

The user can coil 110 and granted the excitation mark because of operation.Excitation mark scheme can and realize by host server 130 or publisher server 145 exploitations, and can depend on, for example, and dish publication date, dish popularization, specific promotion plan or user's achievement.In addition, as being discussed below, the user can be because of buying a new dish or a dish ownership transfer being given another user and be granted the award mark.The reward score number system is bought new building or used dish is sold to other users' excitation for the user provides, and promotes dish to a more wide reader thus and develops a bigger customer basis.Reward mark and excitation mark are recorded the user by host server 130 and publisher server 145 mark account number and sub-account number.Mark has value, and can, for example being used for discount, publisher's promotional item, the renewal version of dish or the compensation of user console on dish is bought, perhaps can in the middle of the user, conclude the business.It is incomplete that above-mentioned mark is repaid example, and mark can be used to compensate other article equally.

If in step 630, reception DISC UNIQUE ID 230 does not have and any DISC UNIQUE ID in subscriber's meter 310 is complementary, and then host server 130 is searched for the DISC UNIQUEID 230 that receives in other users' subscriber's meter in step 645.If host server 130 does not navigate to a coupling, then the dish 110 that is associated with the DISC UNIQUE ID 230 that receives is by the up-to-date purchase of user but also do not moved.Therefore, in step 650, DISC UNIQUE ID 230 is recorded to subscriber's meter 310.DISC UNIQUE ID 230 can also be recorded in the dish cart lattice 320 in dish database 140 or publisher database 150.The user can be granted the award mark because of buying new building.In step 655, the award mark of granting is recorded in the user's mark account number or sub-number of the account in a plurality of databases 135,140 and 150.At last, in step 640, host server 130 sends to user console 115 to access permission and score information.

If in step 645, host server 130 finds that the DISC UNIQUE ID230 of reception and the DISC UNIQUE ID in another user's subscriber's meter are complementary, and then another user has dish 110.Therefore in step 660, the host server 130 search owners permit another user's data storehouse of data.If another user does not grant access permission, then this user is rejected visit in step 665.Yet, if another user has granted access permission, then in step 670, the host server 130 DISC UNIQUE IDs of deletion in another user's subscriber's meter, and a DISC UNIQUE ID 230 who receives recorded in user's the subscriber's meter 310.Another user can be in content stores to a hard disk drive of dish 110 before granting access permission.In step 675, host server 130 records the reward score number in another user's mark account number or sub-number of the account that is stored in a plurality of databases then.At last, in step 640, host server 130 sends to user console 115 to access permission and score information.

The present invention has been described above with reference to specific embodiment.Open according to this, other embodiment is conspicuous for those skilled in the art.Therefore, be considered within the scope of the present invention in other variations on the specific embodiment, and the present invention is only limited by accessory claim.

Claims

1. one kind is used to distribute the system that encourages mark, comprises:

A disk storage media that comprises the disc identifier of permanent recording, this disc identifier is that this disk storage media is exclusive and be used for identifying this disk storage media, this disk storage media can be read by described user console, and wherein this user console also is configured to transmit disc identifier via network; And

Receive this disc identifier;

Receive this sign be set,

Distribute mark to a mark account number that is associated with this disc identifier, the mark of wherein distributing to this mark account number is to be used for this disk storage media of sharing with other users is encouraged.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising one can be by the customer data base of host server visit, and this customer data base comprises subscriber's meter, and this subscriber's meter comprises:

User totem information and

The mark account number, this mark account number is associated with user ID.

3. system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this host server also is configured to:

The disc identifier of this reception be stored in the subscriber's meter and the disc id information that is associated with this user totem information compares, and

The disc identifier of this reception be stored in other subscriber's meters and the disc id information that is associated with other user ID compares.

4. system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

To in subscriber's meter and the mark account number that is associated with this user ID distribute mark, and

If this disc identifier that is received and be stored in the subscriber's meter and any disc id information that is associated with this user ID is complementary is sent to this user console to the score information that comprises total excitation score information.

5. system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

To in other subscriber's meter and the mark account number that is associated with described other user ID distribute mark; And

If the disc identifier of this reception and be stored in other subscriber's meter and any disc id information that is associated with other user ID is complementary, if other subscriber's meters of coupling have been indicated owner's permission, then the score information that comprises total excitation score information is sent to described user console.

6. system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: described host server also to subscriber's meter that this user ID is associated in this mark account number distribute mark.

7. system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

To distributing mark with this mark account number that is provided with in the subscriber's meter that is associated of sign that identifies the user of this user console uniquely, and

Be stored in any disc id information in the Any user table if the disc identifier of this reception mismatches, then transmit the score information that comprises total excitation score information to user console.

8. system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that: host server records the disc identifier of this reception with this and identifies being provided with in the subscriber's meter that is associated of sign of this user or this user console uniquely.

9. system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: further comprising one can be by the dish database of host server visit, and this dish database comprises the dish cart lattice, and these dish cart lattice comprise:

The owner permits data, and this owner permits data to comprise to be used for other users' access permission data; With

The sub-account number that is associated with this disc identifier, this sub-account number comprises the fractional data that is associated with this disc identifier.

10. system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

To in the dish cart lattice and the sub-account number that is associated with this disc identifier distribute mark; And

If the disc identifier of this reception and be stored in subscriber's meter that this user ID is associated in any disc id information be complementary, then the score information that comprises total excitation score information is sent to user console.

11. system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

If the disc identifier of this reception and any disc id information that is stored in other subscriber's meter that is associated with other user ID are complementary, if other subscriber's meters of coupling have been indicated owner's permission, then the score information that comprises total excitation score information is sent to user console.

12. system as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: this host server also to subscriber's meter that this user ID is associated in described mark account number distribute mark.

13. system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

Any disc id information that is stored in the Any user table if the disc identifier of this reception does not match then transmits the score information that comprises total excitation score information to user console.

14. system as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that: host server records the disc identifier of this reception in the dish cart lattice.

15. system as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that: host server in the dish cart lattice and the sub-account number that is associated with the disc identifier of this reception distribute mark.

16. system as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: further comprise a plurality of can be by the publisher server of host server visit, described publisher server is configured to manage a plurality of publisher databases, and wherein each publisher database comprises the sub-account number by a publisher server management.

17. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

If the disc identifier of this reception and be stored in the subscriber's meter and any disc id information that is associated with this user ID is complementary then is sent to user console to the score information that comprises total excitation score information, and

The publisher server of the publisher database that is associated with the disc identifier of this reception distributes mark to the sub-account number of the publisher database that is associated with the disc identifier of this reception.

18. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

If the disc identifier of this reception and be stored in other subscriber's meter and any disc id information that is associated with other user ID is complementary, if other subscriber's meters of coupling have been indicated owner's permission, then score information is sent to the user console directional point and is energized, and

19. system as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that: host server in subscriber's meter and the mark account number that is associated with this user ID distribute mark.

20. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: described host server also is configured to:

Be not stored in any disc id information in the Any user table if the disc identifier of this reception matches, then transmit the score information that comprises total excitation score information to user console.

21. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that: the publisher server of the publisher database that is associated with the disk storage media that disc identifier identified by this reception is in the publisher database that the disc identifier that receives records with the disk storage media that disc identifier identified by this reception is associated.

22. system as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that: the publisher server of the publisher database that is associated with the disc identifier of this reception distributes mark to the sub-account number of the publisher database that is associated with the disc identifier of this reception.